They'll try to kick you around
They'll put you down and spit in your face
Like a hunter that fires
Not satisfied except with first place

There'll be people that'll tell you they need you
But there'll be others that'll tell you they hate you

[Chorus:]
It don't matter what they say or what they do
It don't matter what you think they're puttin' you through
Cause after all is said, after all is done
No matter what happens, the show must go on

Taken up to the challenge
What makes you try, can make you weaker
And one by one, we will feel in time
You're either with us or you're against us

Make it look easy with that show in your head
But you better believe this ain't no one night stand

[Repeat Chorus]

It don't matter what they say
It don't matter, the show must go on

Dedication
We've got to have some dedication
Concentration
Standing tall on the podium
This is how it began and how it will end, yeah

[Repeat Chorus]

It don't matter what they say or what they do
It don't matter what you think they're puttin' you through
It don't matter what they say or what they do
It don't matter what they think, the show must go on

It don't matter what they say
It don't matter what they do
It don't matter what they say
It don't matter, the show must go on